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Used Tire Disposal as of 2024?

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I went to the Mississauga (Fewster) Community Recycling Center today and found out they no longer accept used tires for drop-off. They gave me a leaflet and told me to go to any service center, but the leaflet says to call in advance to make sure they will accept them.

On my way home, I stopped at Costco and asked one of the guys in the garage if they took old tires for disposal, and they said yes. I gave it to him and that was that.

When I got home, I called the independent service center within walking distance for future reference, and they said they accept them but charge a fee because they're charged by the company that picks them up from him. I argued with him for a bit about the tire fee when I bought them, and how Costco accepted them, and he said he'd take them free as a courtesy. But now I want to know if this guy was out to lunch, or if things have changed? What happened to the tire fee that I paid when I bought these, since that was supposed to take care of the disposal? And why was Costco able to take them for no charge? Was this guy just trying to make an extra buck?

Looking further into it, this site tells you where you can recycle various items:
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RPRA's Where to Recycle map

The ‘Where to Recycle’ map displays locations across Ontario to drop off used materials to be recycled for free.
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And this FAQ specifically states that they must take them free:

FAQ's Archive - RPRA

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"Are public recycling locations on the Where to Recycle map allowed to charge a fee or refuse to accept my materials?
No. Recycling drop-off locations displayed on the map cannot:
  • charge the public a fee to drop off materials that the location accepts.
  • refuse the drop-off of materials displayed on the map.
If you are charged a fee or refused drop off, you can report an issue about that specific location to RPRA (see our other FAQ for further instructions)."
 
Interesting, if disposal gets "difficult" or a fee is attached. expect to see more and more on the side of the road.
 
Personally, I think I should be able to drop them off at my local Community Recycling Centre here in Mississauga, but we can't do that anymore.

I just bring my old bike tires to my local Canadian Tire. No hassles, no cost.

I plugged in my postal code into the RPRA "Tires" search engine and there appear to be dozens of places near me where I can drop off a tire...... Who knew. Can Tire is convinient and I'm in the area at least once a week anyway.
 
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If they object remind them it's on their corporate website. Sadly I had to.
 
Provincial disposal charge went away before covid. Now it all depends on the deal the shops have with the individual recyclers.
 
ReSTored said:
Personally, I think I should be able to drop them off at my local Community Recycling Centre here in Mississauga, but we can't do that anymore.

I just bring my old bike tires to my local Canadian Tire. No hassles, no cost.

I plugged in my postal code into the RPRA "Tires" search engine and there appear to be dozens of places near me where I can drop off a tire...... Who knew. Can Tire is convinient and I'm in the area at least once a week anyway.
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Yeah, CT would have been my go-to, but when I saw the location practically on the corner of my street, I thought it would be nice to have the option of walking them over instead of driving.
 
Relax said:
Yeah, CT would have been my go-to, but when I saw the location practically on the corner of my street, I thought it would be nice to have the option of walking them over instead of driving.
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Don't know this but suspect that many tire retailers, in particular the smaller shops or chains, will have a policy of only accepting tires from a customer who has purchased replacement tire(s) from them. Get a new set of 4 tires for your cars and no problem leaving the old ones with them. Walk in with 2 motorcycles tires you purchased somewhere else and they may well decline to accept them.

Maybe same with bike shops. Buy 2 tires from Pete's and then attempt tp drop off the old ones at GP Bikes................ Probably a no go.
 
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Don't know this but suspect that many tire retailers, in particular the smaller shops or chains, will have a policy of only accepting tires from a customer who has purchased replacement tire(s) from them. Get a new set of 4 tires for your cars and no problem leaving the old ones with them. Walk in with 2 motorcycles tires you purchased somewhere else and they may well decline to accept them.

Maybe same with bike shops. Buy 2 tires from Pete's and then attempt tp drop off the old ones at GP Bikes................ Probably a no go.
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But that's not how the program is SUPPOSED to work. Seems like either shops are disregarding the mandatory free collection part of it, or are uninformed.
 
adri said:
A Canadian Tire location will never turn away your used oil, old gas, old batteries, or used tires, after all employees have gone home for the night.
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Just make sure they've actually gone home. One time I went pretty late after closing to drop of some oil. I looked for the bin they're supposed to have, but couldn't find it, so I left it by the garage doors. Some employees must have been doing inventory or something and were leaving .They saw me and said I couldn't leave it there and that they didn't accept used oil. I argued that I always dropped my oil off there with the mechanics during business hours, but they insisted they didn't take it. I later found out on their web site that they actually don't take used oil any more in Ontario - only Quebec. With policies changing all the time, how is anyone supposed to keep up?
 
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Just make sure they've actually gone home. One time I went pretty late after closing to drop of some oil. I looked for the bin they're supposed to have, but couldn't find it, so I left it by the garage doors. Some employees must have been doing inventory or something and were leaving .They saw me and said I couldn't leave it there and that they didn't accept used oil. I argued that I always dropped my oil off there with the mechanics during business hours, but they insisted they didn't take it. I later found out on their web site that they actually don't take used oil any more in Ontario - only Quebec. With policies changing all the time, how is anyone supposed to keep up?
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I recall CT used to have those quick oil change places in their lots and that’s where I could drop off used oil.

That’s gone now so I just assume I can’t take it to CT. Good to know it’s an option, but I don’t do car oil changes any more. Not much more than DIY, and I’m willing to pay a small premium for no hassle.
 
Old oil can still be dropped off at the recycling ctr's in Peel.
 
The lubricating part of motor oil never "wears" out and can be recycled forever.
A big part of the lubricating stock in oil is recycled (Valvoline tried to sell "recycled" oil as a green measure... it was just relabeled regular Valvoline. Seems people don't WANT recycled oil. You get it anyway).
So there is a market for used oil. The shops SELL the used oil, they get paid for it.
They get paid for it IF the oil isn't contaminated... IIRC if there was more than 1% water, the oil would be rejected, and if your oil is rejected more than once, you get blacklisted and you have to find someone else to buy your used oil.
Too many back yard mechanics don't know this, dump all liquids in one pail and dispose of that mess in the tank behind the shop... which gets the shop black listed... so the shop puts a lock on the used oil tank.
The transfer stations will take anything... which is how they can lose money on it (If they put the oil in a settling tank they COULD sell it... but that's beyond the scope of municipal governments)

Save antifreeze, it can be recycled too.
 
bitzz said:
The lubricating part of motor oil never "wears" out and can be recycled forever.
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I think this is what Amsoil relies on when they claim that their oil never needs to be changed when their bypass oil filter system is installed on the vehicle. Only the filters needs to be changed.
 
Amsoil is a cult... the lubricating stock never wears out... but everything else does... I LIKE viscosity modifiers and antifoam and emulsifiers and ZDDP and boron and.... The lubricating stock makes up no more than 75% of the stuff in a oil can, the other 25% DOES wear out or evaporates.
The bypass system is in there so when the filter clogs, the bypass closes, eliminating the oil filter... I LIKE oil filters... sounds like a STUPID reason use Amsoil product (... and EVERY oil filter has a bypass and is why so many don't like Fram filters. Fram made a PH30, GM smallblock filter, with a plastic bypass, that would melt, so your smallblock would leakdown when you turned it off and would start with no oil in the crank. That was 30 years ago, it's fixed now).

Do oil diagnostics, Amsoil is NOTHING special
On the subject of oil analysis: All the youtube idiots that do "reviews" of oil and oil filters, that don't do analysis, are idiots, and are doing the motoring world a severe disservice. Pulling apart a new oil filter and LOOKING at it does nothing.
The ONLY guy I have found on the internet that ACTUALLY knows what he is talking about is Lake Speed, everybody else is trying to sell you something.
 
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